vivdoyle (35)in #cooking • 7 years agoDOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY: Not ‘right’ or ‘wrong’, just different!Cooking from Scratch My partner and I have always cooked at home using raw ingredients. We are fortunate that we…vivdoyle (35)in #steaming • 7 years agoSTEAMING - unfortunate meaning in UK slangSTEEMING is great, but STEAMING ain't - at least in UK slang. It used to mean a gang of thugs invading a train or bus…vivdoyle resteemedteamsteem (74)in #joy • 7 years agoTechnological Abundance!Technological advancements have allowed us to produce more than ever before and have shown us the problem we're face…vivdoyle (35)in #tiger • 7 years agoVIV'S POMES: Occasional visits from the MuseI wrote a parody 'updating' Blake's poem, 'Tyger, Tyger'. This is to be found in a book of parodies I wrote three…vivdoyle (35)in #pebble • 7 years agoTHE PEBBLEI wanted to write a story giving life to an inanimate object. Here it is. "What's this?" The man picked up the…vivdoyle (35)in #home-heating • 7 years agoDOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY: Not ‘right’ or ‘wrong’, just different!A Real Coal Fire When we moved into our Victorian house there was an open fireplace in the kitchen. This was not…vivdoyle (35)in #workplace • 7 years agoMISTAKES AT WORKEVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES Of course we are all capable of making mistakes in our work. Small slips, which are of…vivdoyle (35)in #esteem • 7 years agoWHAT IS IT TO ESTEEM SOMEONE?"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad…vivdoyle (35)in #alphabet • 7 years agoVIV'S POMES: Occasional visits from the MuseAnother of my animal poems for kids ALPHABET ANTICS What an Agile ANTELOPE, acting acrobatically! What a Beautiful…vivdoyle (35)in #boy • 7 years agoCHOPSTICKS - a short storyCHOPSTICKS, by Viv Doyle Ewan badly wanted to play Jack's new Nintendo game, but it was Tuesday. 'I can't come to…vivdoyle resteemedlivinggospel (43)in #flat-earth • 7 years agoThe Best Flat Earth Video I've Ever Seen!Love Rob Skiba! Folks, do you know this history? Vitally important.vivdoyle (35)in #debt • 7 years agoDOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY: Not ‘right’ or ‘wrong’, just different!Staying out of Debt I have never had a credit card. I know there are pro’s and con’s to this, but I was brought up…vivdoyle (35)in #animal • 7 years agoVIV's POMES: Occasional visits from the MuseAnother totally daft animal poem for kids ANIMAL ANTICS There's a frog on a log in a bog, There's a bat on a…vivdoyle (35)in #animals • 7 years agoVIV's POMES: Occasional visits from the MuseI like to write poems for kids, especially about animals. THE ZOO HOUSE Koalas in the kitchen Playing with some…vivdoyle (35)in #newzealand • 7 years agoVIV's POMES: Occasional visits from the MuseHere is a poem I wrote while on holiday with my mother in New Zealand: WHAT GIVES MARGARET HER GET-UP-AND-GO…vivdoyle (35)in #pedestrian • 7 years agoDOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY: Not ‘right’ or ‘wrong’, just different!On Being a Pedestrian When my Dad was alive he loved to say to us kids, ‘I’ve been a walker all my life’ (his…vivdoyle (35)in #ex-husband • 7 years agoDOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY: Not ‘right’ or ‘wrong’, just different!Staying friends with my ‘ex’ My husband and I had an amicable divorce, back in the 1970s. It had just been made…vivdoyle (35)in #work • 7 years agoDOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY: Not ‘right’ or ‘wrong’, just different!Giving up ‘Work’ I used to have a proper job, with security, pension, decent wage. At first I loved teaching, and was…vivdoyle (35)in #lifestyle • 7 years agoViv Doyle - introducing myselfAfter reading some of your intros, fellow steemers, I realise that I’m a good deal older than most of you. So the…vivdoyle (35)in #non-driver • 7 years agoDOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY: Not ‘right’ or ‘wrong’, just different!On being a lifelong non-driver When I was young, people began to ask radical questions about the way our society…
